Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Multi metal oxide NiO-Fe2O3-CdO nanocomposite-synthesis, photocatalytic and antibacterial properties

  • Published:
Applied Physics A Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Binary NiO-Fe2O3, NiO-CdO nanocomposites, and ternary NiO-Fe2O3-CdO nanocomposite are synthesized using facile co-precipitation method, and their photocatalytic and antibacterial properties are studied. The as-obtained products are characterized using different analytical techniques. The microstructural parameters were calculated using X-ray diffraction data. UV–vis spectra technique was used to calculate the bandgap and listed 3.1, 2.7, and 2.5 eV for NiO-Fe2O3, NiO-CdO, and NiO-Fe2O3-CdO nanocomposite, respectively. The photocatalytic activity of as-obtained products was tested under visible light against methylene blue (MB) dye. The NiO-Fe2O3-CdO nanocomposite has shown higher degradation efficiency as compared to binary nanocomposites and revealed improve electron–hole separation efficiency. The photocatalytic performance of NiO-Fe2O3-CdO nanocomposite was also tested for other synthetic dyes such as rhodamine-B (RhB), methyl orange (MO), and cresol red (CR). The antibacterial performance of grown products was tested against E. coli bacteria. The ternary NiO-Fe2O3-CdO nanocomposite has shown higher antibacterial activity than binary NiO-Fe2O3 and NiO-CdO nanocomposites.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Scheme 1
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. M. Arunpandian, K. Selvakumar, A. Raja, P. Rajasekaran, M. Thiruppathi, E.R. Nagarajan, S. Arunachalam, Colloids Surfaces A Physicochem Eng Asp 567, 213 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  2. R. Gusain, K. Gupta, P. Joshi, O.P. Khatri, Adv Colloid Interface Sci 272, 102009 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  3. C. Barathiraja, A. Manikandan, Antony J Supercond Nov Magn 29, 477 (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  4. K. Yao, J. Li, S. Shan, Q. Jia, Catal Commun 101, 51 (2017)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. J.M. Herrmann, Catal Today 53, 115 (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  6. J.A.H. Sheela, S. Lakshmanan, A. Manikandan, S.A. Antony, J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 28, 2388 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  7. E. Hema, A. Manikandan, P. Karthika, S.A. Antony, B.R. Venkatraman, J Supercond Nov Magn 28, 2539 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  8. S. Xia, L. Zhang, G. Pan, P. Qian, Z. Ni, Phys Chem Chem Phys 17, 5345 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  9. U. Alam, RSC Adv 8, 17582 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  10. R. Bomila, S. Srinivasan, S. Gunasekaran, A. Manikandan, J Supercond Nov Magn 31, 855 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  11. G. Padmapriya, A. Manikandan, V. Krishnasamy, S.K. Jaganathan, S.A. Antony, J Mol Struct 1119, 39 (2016)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. A. Ibhadon, P. Fitzpatrick, Catalysts 3, 189 (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  13. M.R. Hoffmann, S.T. Martin, W. Choi, D.W. Bahnemann, Chem Rev 95, 69 (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  14. J. You, Y. Guo, R. Guo, X. Liu, Chem Eng J 373, 624 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  15. G. Kasi, J. Seo, Mater Sci Eng C 98, 717 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  16. L.K. Ruddaraju, S.V.N. Pammi, P.N.V.K. Pallela, V.S. Padavala, V.R.M. Kolapalli, Mater Sci Eng C 1, 3 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  17. T. Munawar, F. Mukhtar, M.S. Nadeem, K. Mahmood, M. Hasan, A. Hussain, A. Ali, M.I. Arshad, F. Iqbal, Mater Chem Phys 123, 249 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  18. C.M. Magdalane, K. Kaviyarasu, J.J. Vijaya, B. Siddhardha, B. Jeyaraj, J. Kennedy, M. Maaza, J. Alloys Compd 727, 1324 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  19. S. Prabhu, S. Megala, S. Harish, M. Navaneethan, P. Maadeswaran, S. Sohila, R. Ramesh, Appl Surf Sci 487, 1279 (2019)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  20. A. Subhan, M.M. Rahman, K. Begum, Nano Structures Nano Objects 10, 30 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  21. A. Subhan, T. Ahmed, N. Uddin, A. Kalam, K. Begum, Spectrochim. Acta Part A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 136, 824 (2015)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  22. M.A. Subhan, N. Uddin, P. Sarker, A.K. Azad, K. Begum, Spectrochim Acta Part A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 149, 839 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  23. M. Piz, P. Dulian, E. Filipek, K. Wieczorek-Ciurowa, P. Kochmanski, J Mater Sci 53, 13491 (2018)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  24. A. Hezam, K. Namratha, Q.A. Drmosh, D. Ponnamma, A.M.N. Saeed, V. Ganesh, B. Neppolian, K. Byrappa, J Mater Chem A 6, 21379 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  25. T. Munawar, F. Mukhtar, M.S. Nadeem, K. Mahmood, A. Hussain, A. Ali, M.I. Arshad, M. Ajaz, F. Iqbal, Solid State Sci 106, 307 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  26. T. Munawar, F. Mukhtar, M.S. Nadeem, M. Asghar, K. Mahmood, A. Hussain, M.I. Arshad, M. Ajaz, F. Iqbal, Ceram Int 12, 8 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  27. D. Maruthamani, S. Vadivel, M. Kumaravel, B. Saravanakumar, B. Paul, S.S. Dhar, A. Habibi-Yangjeh, A. Manikandan, G. Ramadoss, J Colloid Interface Sci 498, 449 (2017)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  28. K. Karthik, S. Dhanuskodi, C. Gobinath, S. Prabukumar, S. Sivaramakrishnan, J Mater Sci Mater Electron 29, 5459 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  29. T. Munawar, F. Iqbal, S. Yasmeen, K. Mahmood, A. Hussain, Ceram Int 46, 2421 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  30. T. Munawar, S. Yasmeen, M. Hasan, K. Mahmood, A. Hussain, A. Ali, M.I. Arshad, F. Iqbal, Ceram Int 2, 2 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  31. A. Rahman, H. Sabeeh, S. Zul, P. Olaleye, I. Shakir, M. Farooq, RSC Adv 259, 6 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  32. Y. Lei, J. Huo, H. Liao, RSC Adv 7, 40621 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  33. S. Anitha, M. Suganya, D. Prabha, J. Srivind, S. Balamurugan, A.R. Balu, Mater Chem Phys 211, 88 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  34. T. Linda, S. Muthupoongodi, X.S. Shajan, S. Balakumar, Optik (Stuttg) 127, 8287 (2016)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  35. A.R. Balu, J. Srivind, V. Narasimman, S. Balamurugan, C. Rajashree, N. Manjula, M. Suganya, G. Selvan, K. Usharani, V.S. Nagarethinam, Mater Res Express 6, 015022 (2018)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  36. V. Rajendran, K. Anandan, Mater Sci Semicond Process 38, 203 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  37. K.N. Manjunatha, S. Paul, Appl Surf Sci 352, 10 (2015)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  38. A.O. Juma, E.A.A. Arbab, C.M. Muiva, L.M. Lepodise, J Alloys Compd 723, 866 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  39. M. Pirmoradi, S. Hashemian, M.R. Shayesteh, Trans Nonferrous Me. Soc China (English Ed) 27, 1394 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  40. P. Panchal, D.R. Paul, A. Sharma, D. Hooda, R. Yadav, P. Meena, S.P. Nehra, J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 385, 112049 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  41. T. Munawar, S. Yasmeen, A. Hussain, M. Akram, F. Iqbal, Mater Lett 264, 127357 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  42. T. Munawar, S. Yasmeen, F. Mukhtar, M.S. Nadeem, K. Mahmood, M.S. Saif, M. Hasan, A. Ali, F. Hussain, F. Iqbal, Ceram Int 46, 14369 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  43. C. Belkhaoui, N. Mzabi, H. Smaoui, P. Daniel, Results Phys 12, 1686 (2019)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  44. S. Yasmeen, F. Iqbal, T. Munawar, M.A. Nawaz, M. Asghar, A. Hussain, Ceram Int 45, 17859 (2019)

    Google Scholar 

  45. C.M. Pelicano, N.J. Rapadas, E. Magdaluyo, AIP Conf Proc 19, 01 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  46. P.K. Labhane, L.B. Patle, V.R. Huse, G.H. Sonawane, AIP Conf Proc 19, 53 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  47. M.S.S. Saravanan, K. Sivaprasad, P. Susila, S.P.K. Babu, Phys B Condens Matter 406, 165 (2011)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  48. S. Yasmeen, T. Munawar, M. Asghar, M. Azhar, Integr Med Res 1, 3 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  49. A. Hezam, K. Namratha, Q.A. Drmosh, Z.H. Yamani, K. Byrappa, Ceram Int 43, 5292 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  50. X. Zhao, Z. Lu, R. Ji, M. Zhang, C. Yi, Y. Yan, Catal Commun 112, 49 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  51. M. Mousavi, A. Habibi-Yangjeh, M. Abitorabi, J. Colloid Interface Sci 480, 218 (2016)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  52. S. Balamurugan, A.R. Balu, J. Srivind, K. Usharani, V. Narasimman, M. Suganya, V.S. Nagarethinam, Vacuum 159, 9 (2019)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  53. T. Munawar, S. Yasmeen, F. Hussain, K. Mahmood, A. Hussain, M. Asghar, F. Iqbal, Mater Chem Phys 24, 9 (2020)

    Google Scholar 

  54. H. Tju, A. Taufik, R. Saleh, J Phys Conf Ser 7, 10 (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  55. A. Chachvalvutikul, J. Jakmunee, S. Thongtem, S. Kittiwachana, S. Kaowphong, Appl Surf Sci 475, 175 (2019)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  56. P. Nuengmatcha, S. Chanthai, R. Mahachai, W.C. Oh, Dye Pigment 134, 487 (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  57. S. Jana, A. Mondal, A.C.S. Appl, Mater Interfaces 6, 15832 (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  58. S.M. Patil, A.G. Dhodamani, S.A. Vanalakar, S.P. Deshmukh, S.D. Delekar, J Phys Chem Solids 115, 127 (2018)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  59. R. Tang, H. Su, Y. Sun, X. Zhang, L. Li, C. Liu, S. Zeng, D. Sun, J. Colloid Interface Sci 466, 388 (2016)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  60. S.A. Khayatian, A. Kompany, N. Shahtahmassebi, A.K. Zak, J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 28, 2677 (2018)

    Google Scholar 

  61. J.B. Zhong, J.Z. Li, Y. Lu, X.Y. He, J. Zeng, W. Hu, Y.C. Shen, Appl Surf Sci 258, 4929 (2012)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  62. M.A. Subhan, N. Uddin, P. Sarker, H. Nakata, R. Makioka, Spectrochim Acta Part A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 151, 56 (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  63. M.A. Ditta, M.A. Farrukh, S. Ali, N. Younas, Russ J Appl Chem 90, 13 (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  64. K. Ravichandran, N. Chidhambaram, S. Gobalakrishnan, J Phys Chem Solids 2, 9 (2016)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

    Faisal Mukhtar, Tauseef Munawar, Muhammad Shahid Nadeem & Faisal Iqbal

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan

    Murtaza Hasan

  3. Materials Simulation Research Laboratory (MSRL), Department of Physics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 66000, Pakistan

    Fayyaz Hussain

  4. Department of Physics, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal, 57000, Pakistan

    Muhammad Asif Nawaz

Authors
  1. Faisal Mukhtar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Tauseef Munawar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Muhammad Shahid Nadeem
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Murtaza Hasan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Fayyaz Hussain
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Muhammad Asif Nawaz
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Faisal Iqbal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Faisal Iqbal.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Mukhtar, F., Munawar, T., Nadeem, M.S. et al. Multi metal oxide NiO-Fe2O3-CdO nanocomposite-synthesis, photocatalytic and antibacterial properties. Appl. Phys. A 126, 588 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-03776-z

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-03776-z

Keywords

Search

Navigation